Ex-NRL star locked up

FORMER Wests and Penrith NRL player Daine Laurie was last night being held in a northern NSW jail cell on serious charges including wounding with intent to murder.

Laurie, 32, faced Coffs Harbour Local Court last week on three charges which stemmed from two alleged shootings on the mid-north coast last year. The first was an alleged shooting into a home at Nambucca Heads on October 28, 2016.

A second alleged shooting in the same town on November 6 left a 21-year-old man with non-life threatening injuries.

Following his arrest in June, Laurie was charged with firing a firearm at a dwelling with disregard for safety, causing wounding to a person with intent to murder and discharging a firearm with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. He has been refused bail.